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FIBA ranking | 70 ![]() | ||
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Joined FIBA | 1937 | ||
FIBA zone | FIBA Americas | ||
National federation | Cuba Basketball Federation | ||
Coach | Eduardo Moya | ||
Olympic Games | |||
Appearances | 6 | ||
Medals | ![]() | ||
FIBA World Cup | |||
Appearances | 4 | ||
Medals | None | ||
FIBA AmeriCup | |||
Appearances | 10 | ||
Medals | None | ||
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The Cuba men's national basketball team represents Cuba at international competitions. It won the bronze medal at 1972 Summer Olympics and finished in 4th place at the 1974 FIBA World Championship. It is the only team from the Caribbeanââto win a medal at a major global event.
Competitive recordâ»
Olympicsâ»
Year | Position | Tournament | Host |
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1948 | 13th | Basketball at the 1948 Summer Olympics | London, United Kingdom |
1952 | 9th | Basketball at the 1952 Summer Olympics | Helsinki, Finland |
1968 | 11th | Basketball at the 1968 Summer Olympics | Mexico City, Mexico |
1972 | ![]() |
Basketball at the 1972 Summer Olympics | Munich, West Germany |
1976 | 7th | Basketball at the 1976 Summer Olympics | Montreal, Canada |
1980 | 6th | Basketball at the 1980 Summer Olympics | Moscow, Soviet Union |
Friendship Gamesâ»
Year | Position | Tournament | Host |
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1984 | ![]() |
Basketball at the Friendship Games | Moscow, Soviet Union |
FIBA World Cupâ»
Year | Position | Tournament | Host |
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1970 | 8th | 1970 FIBA World Championship | Yugoslavia |
1974 | 4th | 1974 FIBA World Championship | Puerto Rico |
1986 | 11th | 1986 FIBA World Championship | Spain |
1994 | 15th | 1994 FIBA World Championship | Canada |
FIBA AmeriCupâ»
Year | Position | Tournament | Host |
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1980 | 6th | 1980 Tournament of the Americas | San Juan, Puerto Rico |
1984 | 8th | 1984 Tournament of the Americas | SĂŁo Paulo, Brazil |
1989 | 7th | 1989 Tournament of the Americas | Mexico City, Mexico |
1992 | 8th | 1992 Tournament of the Americas | Portland, United States |
1993 | 5th | 1993 Tournament of the Americas | San Juan, Puerto Rico |
1995 | 5th | 1995 Tournament of the Americas | TucumĂĄn, Argentina |
1997 | 6th | 1997 FIBA Americas Championship | Montevideo, Uruguay |
1999 | 10th | 1999 FIBA Americas Championship | San Juan, Puerto Rico |
2011 | 10th | 2011 FIBA Americas Championship | Mar del Plata, Argentina |
2015 | 10th | 2015 FIBA Americas Championship | Mexico City, Mexico |
Pan American Gamesâ»
Centrobasketâ»
Caribebasketâ»
- 1981-1996: ?
- 1998-2002: Did not compete
- 2004:
- 2006:
- 2007:
- 2009:
- 2011: Did not compete
- 2014:
- 2015: Did not compete
Current rosterâ»
Cubaâ»
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Past rosterâ»
Roster for the 2015 FIBA Americas Championship.
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Depth chartâ»
Pos. | Starting 5 | Bench 1 | Bench 2 | ||
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C | Javier Justiz | Yoan Luis | Abel Font | ||
PF | Yoel Cubilla | Orestes Torres | |||
SF | Livan Valdez | Yoanki Mensia | Yordanis Jaca | ||
SG | Karel Guzman | William Granda | |||
PG | Yaser Rodriguez | Osmel Oliva |
Head coach positionâ»
Daniel Scott: 2001â2011
Leonardo Perez: 2012â2014
Daniel Scott: 2015â2017
Yoanis Zaldivar: 2017
JosĂ© "Pepe" RamĂrez: 2017-2019
Eduardo Moya: 2020-present
Past rostersâ»
1948 Olympic Games: finished 13th among 23 teams
Alfredo "Bebo" Faget, Francisco "Frank" Lavernia, RaĂșl GarcĂa Ordóñez, Federico "Fico" LĂłpez, Casimiro GarcĂa Artime, Juan GarcĂa, JosĂ© Llanusa, RamĂłn Wiltz, Mario AgĂŒero, JoaquĂn AgĂŒero, "Mario Quintero," Fabio Ruiz, Llaneras RodrĂguez, Otero VĂĄzquez, JosĂ© Miguel Ălvarez Pozo
1952 Olympic Games: finished 14th among 23 teams
Alfredo "Bebo" Faget, Carlos GarcĂa Ordóñez, Federico "Fico" LĂłpez, Juan GarcĂa, Casimiro GarcĂa Artime, RamĂłn Wiltz, "Mario Quintero," Fabio Ruiz, Mario AgĂŒero, Felipe de la Pozas y Piad, Carlos Bea, Armando Estrada Rivero, Alberto Escoto ValdĂ©s
1968 Olympic Games: finished 11th among 16 teams
Ruperto Herrera Tabio, Pedro Chappe Garcia, Franklin Standard, Rafael Cañizares, Conrado PĂ©rez, Pablo GarcĂa, Cesar ValdĂ©s, Inocente Cuesta, Jacinto GonzĂĄlez, Miguel Montalvo, Miguel CalderĂłn GĂłmez, Carlos del Pozo (Coach: Stepas Butautas)
1970 World Championship: finished 8th among 13 teams
Ruperto Herrera Tabio, Pedro Chappe Garcia, Franklin Standard, Conrado PĂ©rez, TomĂĄs Herrera MartĂnez, Rafael Cañizares, Juan Domecq, Miguel Ălvarez Pozo, Alejandro Urgelles Guibot, Oscar Varona Varona, Miguel CalderĂłn GĂłmez, Francisco Varona (Coach: Stepas Butautas)
1972 Olympic Games: finished 3rd among 16 teams
Ruperto Herrera Tabio, Pedro Chappe Garcia, Juan Domecq, Franklin Standard, Alejandro Urgelles Guibot, Rafael Cañizares, Oscar Varona Varona, TomĂĄs Herrera MartĂnez, Miguel Ălvarez Pozo, Miguel CalderĂłn GĂłmez, Juan Roca Brunet, Conrado PĂ©rez (Coach: Juan Carmelo Ortega DĂaz)
1974 World Championship: finished 4th among 14 teams
Ruperto Herrera Tabio, Pedro Chappe Garcia, Miguel Ălvarez Pozo, TomĂĄs Herrera MartĂnez, Juan Domecq, Oscar Varona Varona, Miguel CalderĂłn GĂłmez, Alejandro Urgelles Guibot, Rafael Cañizares, Conrado PĂ©rez, Juan Roca Brunet, Alejandro LĂĄzaro Ortiz (Coach: Juan Carmelo Ortega DĂaz)
1976 Olympic Games: finished 7th among 12 teams
Ruperto Herrera Tabio, Pedro Chappe Garcia, Juan Domecq, TomĂĄs Herrera MartĂnez, Oscar Varona Varona, FĂ©lix Morales, Alejandro Urgelles Guibot, Daniel Scott, Rafael Cañizares, Juan Roca Brunet, Alejandro LĂĄzaro Ortiz, Ăngel PadrĂłn (Coach: Juan Carmelo Ortega DĂaz)
1980 Olympic Games: finished 6th among 12 teams
Ruperto Herrera Tabio, TomĂĄs Herrera MartĂnez, Miguel CalderĂłn GĂłmez, FĂ©lix Morales, Daniel Scott, Alejandro Urgelles Guibot, Alejandro LĂĄzaro Ortiz, RaĂșl Dubois, Pedro Abreu, Jorge More, Generoso MĂĄrquez, Noangel Luaces (Coach: Pedro Chappe Garcia)
1986 World Championship: finished 11th among 24 teams
Daniel Scott, FĂ©lix Morales, RaĂșl Dubois, Pedro Abreu, Luis CalderĂłn, Noangel Luaces, Eduardo Cabrera, Luciano Rivero, Roberto SimĂłn SalomĂłn, Leonardo PĂ©rez, JosĂ© Carlos Caballero, Pedro Cobarrubia (Coach: Juan Carmelo Ortega DĂaz)
1994 World Championship: finished 15th among 16 teams
Richard Matienzo, Leonardo PĂ©rez, Lazaro Borrell, Roberto Carlos Herrera, Roberto SimĂłn SalomĂłn, Ăngel Oscar Caballero, Augusto Duquesne, Ulises Goire, JosĂ© Luis DĂaz, Juan Leopoldo VĂĄzquez, Edel Casanova, Yudit Abreu (Coach: Miguel CalderĂłn GĂłmez)
See alsoâ»
- Cuba women's national basketball team
- Cuba national under-19 basketball team
- Cuba national under-17 basketball team
- Cuba national 3x3 team
- Legionarios del Baloncesto Cubano
Referencesâ»
- ^ "FIBA Ranking Presented by, Nike". FIBA. March 1, 2024. Retrieved March 1, 2024.
- ^ "Cuban national team will participate in men's basketball qualifying tournament". Radio Cadena Agramonte. November 26, 2020. Retrieved February 20, 2021.
External linksâ»
- Latinbasket.com - Cuba Men National Team
- Cuba Sport - Basketball
- FIBA Profile
- Cuba Basketball Records at FIBA Archive